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Construction
Costly Construction, Decades Of Delays: Canada’s Project Leaders Get A New Playbook
The Canadian Infrastructure Leadership Academy was built to help leaders move from contract-first thinking to the relationship-driven work major projects now demand.
Oct 27, 2026
Under Construction
Expert: We Must Build A Better Trades Training System (Or Housing Will Continue To Suffer)
"Every housing target ultimately depends on the availability of carpenters, electricians, plumbers, bricklayers, heavy equipment operators and dozens of other skilled tradespeople. Without them, housing policies become little more than plans on paper."
Construction
Inside The New Tool Helping Torontonians Rethink The Single-Family Home
“A home isn’t just a thing you buy and you’re done with. You need it to constantly evolve as your life changes,” says ReHousing Co-Founder Michael Piper.
Transportation
From Muck To Material: The Second Life Of Transit Tunnels
Whether it becomes fill, restoration material, or even future building products, the muck excavated from today's transit projects is increasingly being treated as a resource with a second life of its own.
District Energy Wants The Mechanical Room (And To Give Your Rooftop Back)
Every tower gives up space to the equipment that heats it. And with projects struggling to pencil, district energy is giving developers a way to take it back.
Industry
Canadian Construction's Biggest Event Is Coming To Toronto's Waterfront
Presented by STOREYS' sibling publication SiteNews, in partnership with EllisDon, SiteSummit 2026 will land June 23-24 at George Brown College's waterfront campus in Toronto.
Affordable Housing
Carney, Ford Announce $8.8B Deal To Cut Ontario Development Charges By Up To 50%
The federal-provincial partnership will cost-match funding for housing-enabling infrastructure over 10 years, targeting municipalities that cover roughly 80% of Ontario's population.
Real Estate News
OREA Pushes For Development Charge Reform, Makes Several Recommendations
The Ontario Real Estate Association called development charges "one of the most direct levers available to reduce costs and accelerate construction" of new housing.
Construction
Construction Costs Stabilized In 2025, Expected To Align With Inflation In 2026
For 2026, BTY Group is projecting real GDP growth of 1.5% (after growing 1.7% in 2025), an unemployment rate of 6.9%, and 250,000 housing starts, but emphasizes that there continues to be a “high degree of uncertainty around economic relationships with the United States.”
Under Construction
With Residential Construction "Collapsing" In Ontario, Structural Reform Is The Fix
"We know what the solutions are. The problem has been mustering the political will to do something about it."
Real Estate News
2025 A Strong Year for Housing Starts, But The Finish Was Uneven
Most of the momentum in 2025 occurred earlier in the year, with economic uncertainty and the reduced feasibility of large residential towers pushing developers toward smaller-scale projects.
Industry
ELM Developments Is ‘Looking Forward’ With Its Distressed Real Estate Division
“We invest in projects, and we invest in them because we believe in them,” says Elliot Steiner, President of ELM Developments, a company that stabilizes and, in some cases, invests in distressed real estate.
Construction
Housing Starts Fall 16% In August, Pointing To Construction Slowdown
"If sustained, this adjustment in the level of housing starts would be consistent with both our forecast and current market intelligence indicating a slowdown in the pace of housing construction."
Policy
Build Canada Homes Launches With $13B In Funding And First Round Of Projects
The launch of Build Canada Homes comes after Mark Carney pledged to create a new federal housing entity during the election.
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